Project Profile
Value: US$215 million
Location: British Columbia and Alberta regions, Canada
Capacity (after expansion): 250,000 bpd (after adding an additional 55,000 bpd of capacity)
Length: Additional 10 km
Start-up year: Phase 1 (end of 2013), Phase 2 (mid to late-2014), Phase 3 Expansion (late 2017)
As a result of increased producer activities in the Dawson Creek, Grande Prairie and Kaybob/Fox Creek areas, Pembina Pipeline Corporation plans a further expanding of its Peace Pipeline System\'s crude oil and condensate capacity (the Phase 2 LVP Expansion).
The Phase 2 LVP Expansion will require Pembina to install five new pump stations, upgrade six existing pump stations, and add additional operational storage. Pembina will reconfigure existing pipelines and build a total of 10 km of new pipeline from Gordondale to Spirit River. Pembina expects the Phase 2 LVP Expansion to cost approximately US$215 million and is subject to reaching commercial arrangements with its customers and receipt of regulatory approvals. The Phase 2 LVP Expansion is expected to add an additional 55,000 bpd of capacity and can be brought into service in mid to late-2014. Once complete, the proposed Phase 2 LVP Expansion will increase capacity on the Peace Pipeline by 28% to 250,000 bpd. Previously, on December 1, 2011, Pembina had launched the Phase 1 LVP Expansion, expanding its crude oil and condensate capacity on its Peace Pipeline System by an additional 40,000 bpd to reach 195,000 bpd by the end of 2013. Since the announcement Pembina has received regulatory approval and commenced construction of the project. Upon completion of the Phase 1 and 2 NGL Expansions Pembina will have increased its capacity by approximately 105,000 bpd or 91% and on completion on the Phase 1 and 2 LVP Expansions Pembina will have increased its capacity by 95,000 bpd or 61%.
Phase III Expansion
Phase III covers the installation of 900 km of new pipeline, along existing rights-of-way, and upgrading and adding new pump stations. The project also included debottlenecking existing pipelines, from Taylor in British Columbia to Gordondale in Alberta, and adding a new link from Wapiti to Fox Creek, also in Alberta. The development is backed up with long-term contracts and adds 420,000 bpd of capacity between Fox Creek and Namao, through the construction of two pipelines, both running for around 290 km.
Construction on the development began in August 2016. There are four pipelines from Fox Creek to Namao, capable of carrying four different hydrocarbons: ethane-plus, propane-plus, condensate and crude oil.
Operators:
Pembina Pipeline Corporation: Operator with 100% interest